Art Exam 2012

Missmiddleton

Got the art exam paper today and was less than pleased with it. The Calligraphy options are terrible and the life drawing 30min pose is overly complicated.

Was anyone else disappointed?

FinnD

Missmiddleton wrote: »

Got the art exam paper today and was less than pleased with it. The Calligraphy options are terrible and the life drawing 30min pose is overly complicated.

Was anyone else disappointed?

I was pretty happy with the poster titles, much better than previous years

Whatsisname

FinnD wrote: »

I was pretty happy with the poster titles, much better than previous years

Haven't got mine yet, what are they if you don't mind me asking!

jmclee

FinnD wrote: »

I was pretty happy with the poster titles, much better than previous years

i really amn't too impressed with the poster titles.. which are you going for do you know?

could the science one involve anything? like a bee on a flower showing pollination.. pollination is science? or is that really too irrelevant

i like to do natural/organic kinda stuff but ive been researching for the past hour and nothings coming to me..
any ideas for tourism lads? few key words? i need some inspiration aaagh

I KNOW, the 30 minute pose is woeful
still life passages were generous though

FinnD

jmclee wrote: »

FinnD wrote: »

I was pretty happy with the poster titles, much better than previous years

i really amn't too impressed with the poster titles.. which are you going for do you know?

could the science one involve anything? like a bee on a flower showing pollination.. pollination is science? or is that really too irrelevant

i like to do natural/organic kinda stuff but ive been researching for the past hour and nothings coming to me..
any ideas for tourism lads? few key words? i need some inspiration aaagh

I KNOW, the 30 minute pose is woeful
still life passages were generous though

Im thinking along the lines of city's for the tourism one, like big ben, eiffel tower, the spire with a city landscape maybe I haven't seen the passages, anything handy mentioned?

jmclee

FinnD wrote: »

Im thinking along the lines of city's for the tourism one, like big ben, eiffel tower, the spire with a city landscape maybe I haven't seen the passages, anything handy mentioned?

Yeah I was too, like having them scattered around the earth or a globe, but they'd have to be a bit small to get writing and all in and I'm worried they wouldn't look great being small..

One passage is basically purely food-based, another is about a bike ride I think, another about dublin city.. they're grand

devilxangel

I was very happy with the Computer games exhibition... planning to do an fantasy/cyber art.

As for the passages... not so much

SeanMadd

I like most of it. I'm gonna do the cafe logo for the design, haven't got imaginative composition yet but I read them online and one seems good! I agree about the 30 pose though, feckin hate drawing hands!

flerg

Why don't you just stick to head and shoulders if you don't like drawing any of the other bits?

flerg

You get marks for explaining your reasoning for your subject choice, ie, pollination on your preliminary sheet.

SeanMadd

flerg wrote: »

Why don't you just stick to head and shoulders if you don't like drawing any of the other bits?

Because the hands have to be on the face? So I don't really have a choice!

flerg

Duh, sorry! Haven't read through all papers.
I draw them like mittens, no fingers till later.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/Gaara_Loves_Cookies/Howtodrawhands.png

galwaymusic

I suck at drawing fingers i make them look like fish fingers..

Naomi00

I think it's the worst paper I've seen so far, the Poster titles are awful, and it seems like no thought was put into any of the paper.

PTheArtist

Yeah, the life drawing poses are a bit complicated than before, but I love drawing hands.

I think the options for the Poster are great though, definitely doing Computer Game Exibition. I wish their was better options for clay modelling though, since I was kinda hoping to do that.

jmclee

these practicals have me so worried cos ive just worked out that essentially with the prep drawings and practice and actual exam for the poster and then the practice for still life and life drawing, i won't have an opportunity to study well for the next 3 weeks.. ill be too busy preparing for these cos when i take a break from it, studying a subject will be the last thing i wanna do :S and then around then I graduate? What's the craic like

looks like ill be cramming the 15 days before the lc woooooyayayayy
ugh wish I studied over easter

wibblin

thought the art papers were not so nice this year, like the pottery and the modelling options were kinda hard with surrealism and "the optimist" and that, poster choice weren't too bad though but not great, although the imaginary/still life seemed pretty grand. between the art practicals practice and prep and my orals this week and next week then the grad on 22nd May....seriously will be doing the same of cramming the 2 weeks before the LC...should have started studying ages ago...slightly panicked!:/

FreeFallin94

Absolutely hate both of the poses... I already think you don't get enough time to draw them but this year the poses are just awful! Not a clue how I'm gonna manage them

I'm doing screenprinting and wasn't mad about the actual themes. I've chosen "A Race". I'm going to screenprint the Titanic and there will be lettering which will say something to the effect of "A Race to the Bottom" . Not sure how I'll pull off printing the ship but I've decided I'm doing it anyway :P

Love the still life passages! I think they're really lovely.

snoreborewhore

Have only gotten the craft exam papers - can someone tell me the poses for the life drawing please?

SeanMadd

snoreborewhore wrote: »

Have only gotten the craft exam papers - can someone tell me the poses for the life drawing please?

They're all on here! :pac:

snoreborewhore

SeanMadd wrote: »

They're all on here! :pac:

30 minute pose is all kinds of disgusting............

SeanMadd

snoreborewhore wrote: »

SeanMadd wrote: »

They're all on here! :pac:

30 minute pose is all kinds of disgusting............

I know right? Why can't it just be a simple portrait!

Schonie

Thought that the 30minute pose would be really bad but we practiced in art today and it wasn't that bad...just have to position the hands properly and can put some hair over them:p

The science and computer games are kind of similar..so there's really little choice...but I do like the science one - which I'm gonna do:D

The still life I'm gonna do the market passage with the salmon and the fishmonger thing...gonna put some shells in, crab and king prawns:D Will have to freeze them but I don't think that many people will be doing it so I'm trying to be original lol:rolleyes:

orangesoranges

need some inspirations lads!! SCREWED.COM, want to do lino printin so any ideas for grow, down the street or looking out?

Bladakan

I personally love the model poses, the 30 minute pose shouldn't be too difficult.. at least the way I understand it, the model will really be in a tight pose with most of the body going in the same direction, so there won't be a situation when one leg is heavily foreshortened and the other is done in profile and looks ridiculously big in comparison.

I'm more concerned about the design part. We didn't do much design outside of posters in my class, so currently I am brainstorming the perfume poster.
I know that we have to make a prep sheet for it, but I don't quite get how the second of the 3 sheets work, as in, what is supposed to be on it exactly. My teacher didn't really tell us much about it so any explanations/advise would be greatly appreciated.

FinnD

Bladakan wrote: »

I personally love the model poses, the 30 minute pose shouldn't be too difficult.. at least the way I understand it, the model will really be in a tight pose with most of the body going in the same direction, so there won't be a situation when one leg is heavily foreshortened and the other is done in profile and looks ridiculously big in comparison.

I'm more concerned about the design part. We didn't do much design outside of posters in my class, so currently I am brainstorming the perfume poster.
I know that we have to make a prep sheet for it, but I don't quite get how the second of the 3 sheets work, as in, what is supposed to be on it exactly. My teacher didn't really tell us much about it so any explanations/advise would be greatly appreciated.

The 'second sheet' is done at the very start of your 5 hour exam. On it you should roughly sketch out a couple of ideas for your final poster and possibly include some labels. Even if you have a final idea in your head, try sketch a few ideas anyway as there is marks going for this sheet. Don't spend more than 15 minutes on it but

Missmiddleton

anyone any tips on how to do a successful prep sheet? whenever i do one it looks like a junior cert prep

Into

Anyone any advice on the still life? ive read through the passages but nothings really jumped out at me,

I was thinking of doing passage C, and just drawing some bottles, cards a skull and maybe a pair of jeans..

But id much rather something simpler, seens as i did kind of leave it late in the day....

Any suggestions?

SeanMadd

Did everyone do their design/craft today? How did ye get on? I seriously wish I did pottery or the poster option on the craft paper, would have so much time! I did the cafe logo which didn't turn out how I wanted and I barely got anything done on the preliminary! I swear that's such a pointless sheet, just give us the marks for the preparatory! :mad:

What are people doing for the imaginative?

orangesoranges

SeanMadd wrote: »

Did everyone do their design/craft today? How did ye get on? I seriously wish I did pottery or the poster option on the craft paper, would have so much time! I did the cafe logo which didn't turn out how I wanted and I barely got anything done on the preliminary! I swear that's such a pointless sheet, just give us the marks for the preparatory! :mad:

What are people doing for the imaginative?

How did everyones whole art practical go? i did a lino print for craft (major mistake..carved out the window instead of the face, but i got through it), really liked the poses.. dont think i did too bad on them! also with my imaginative i did a semi-abstract paiinting of butterflies!! turned out really cool!! i act wonudlnt change anything ,,, SOOO HAPPY :D:D:D:D

what about you'se????

SeanMadd

orangesoranges wrote: »

How did everyones whole art practical go? i did a lino print for craft (major mistake..carved out the window instead of the face, but i got through it), really liked the poses.. dont think i did too bad on them! also with my imaginative i did a semi-abstract paiinting of butterflies!! turned out really cool!! i act wonudlnt change anything ,,, SOOO HAPPY :D:D:D:D

what about you'se????

You're done them all? We only had design/craft yesterday and the next 2 are next friday. Have you picture of it? Sounds cool Do the imaginative compositions have the include a 'human element'? My teacher said it has to.

orangesoranges

SeanMadd wrote: »

You're done them all? We only had design/craft yesterday and the next 2 are next friday. Have you picture of it? Sounds cool Do the imaginative compositions have the include a 'human element'? My teacher said it has to.

oh lucky you! it was a stressful week for us.. craft was monday, lcvp wednesday then imag. friday! glad its over tho!! ill try get a pic up! its quite mad, nothing like i've done before haha mine didnt tbh (unless youd say a skull is?) but thats the first ive heard of it? sure your task do draw people is in the life drawing so i dont see why
our teacher jus told us to conjure up what we feel the passage is about!
hope that helps:D

SeanMadd

orangesoranges wrote: »

SeanMadd wrote: »

You're done them all? We only had design/craft yesterday and the next 2 are next friday. Have you picture of it? Sounds cool Do the imaginative compositions have the include a 'human element'? My teacher said it has to.

oh lucky you! it was a stressful week for us.. craft was monday, lcvp wednesday then imag. friday! glad its over tho!! ill try get a pic up! its quite mad, nothing like i've done before haha mine didnt tbh (unless youd say a skull is?) but thats the first ive heard of it? sure your task do draw people is in the life drawing so i dont see why
our teacher jus told us to conjure up what we feel the passage is about!
hope that helps:D

Yeah i'm quite interested to see your abstract butterflies! :P i'm guessing you did the passage about the little boy who goes to that weird scarf shop? I was thinking about that too! Not sure what I'll do though, maybe something including the pond?

Missmiddleton

I've my craft exam on tuesday, really nervous

ImFudged

Had my calligraphy exam and it went really well except my pen started to malfunction at the end, the preliminary sheet was really easy. I have my still life and figure on Tuesday thinking of doing vegetables or fruit, and i hate hands OMG the worst

Whatsisname

I've my craftwork on Tuesday, I think the themes for Honours are total bollocks, they're all waaaay too similiar. The pass ones were great, all very different. I still don't even know what exactly I'm doing, I know I'm doing ''Global Tourism Exposition'' but ideas just seem to avoid me completely.

Lausie93

Hey, we're doing our craft exam on Thursday, i chose puppetry ('mutton dressed as lamb').

Was wondering what were the requirements for what has to be on the preparatory sheet??

Thanks for any help!

FreeFallin94

For the still life would it be ok if I based me items off the words "flea market" in passage A? I would draw a porcelain doll and maybe some old books and a few other items that might be found in a flea market. Forgot to ask my teacher today if that would be ok!

An0n

I had my craft today.

Didn't go so well. Spent 1 full hour on the preliminary and almost ran out of time for the actual piece. Most the page is white. ):

orangesoranges

FreeFallin94 wrote: »

For the still life would it be ok if I based me items off the words "flea market" in passage A? I would draw a porcelain doll and maybe some old books and a few other items that might be found in a flea market. Forgot to ask my teacher today if that would be ok!

jus make sure you show how you use colours, i did something similar in the mocks and it act looked like a photo but i only did it in pencil and didnt get marked that high cause of it

Naomi00

orangesoranges wrote: »

jus make sure you show how you use colours, i did something similar in the mocks and it act looked like a photo but i only did it in pencil and didnt get marked that high cause of it

Really?
My art teacher said we should try to keep the still life all pencil, unless its a painting. Not sure now, I have lots of coloured glass bottles in mine.

jmclee

hey what kind of things are yous writing on your little description at the back of the still life, like on why you picked that passage and so fourth.. what are some good convincing arty words hehe

FinnD

Someone give me some interesting composition to draw for the still life, have it tomorrow and im clueless. Something that suits pencil preferably

An0n

FinnD wrote: »

Someone give me some interesting composition to draw for the still life, have it tomorrow and im clueless. Something that suits pencil preferably

Hope you did good in your still life.
I've mine tomorrow but all I have for it is just a jug. I need to put stuff with it >.<

orangesoranges

Naomi00 wrote: »

Really?
My art teacher said we should try to keep the still life all pencil, unless its a painting. Not sure now, I have lots of coloured glass bottles in mine.

yea like i dont mean t be full of myself but i was act so proud of it and all, even the teacher was shocked ! onlly got 56!! i think it mainly depends on the text..lbut even if you use colour your showing the examiner you know how to blend and the use of colours and all;)

Naomi00

jmclee wrote: »

hey what kind of things are yous writing on your little description at the back of the still life, like on why you picked that passage and so fourth.. what are some good convincing arty words hehe

I did mine today and we quoted the lines where we picked out our objects from, and then just say something like 'I picked out these objects because they fitted the theme/passage' etc. I don't think it matters a lot, our teacher said the examiner barely reads it. I think it's just incase you did something that didn't look like it was from the paper.

PTheArtist

Did my Still Life (a cabbage, three leeks, a red onion and a red pepper, for Passage D in Higher Level) in soft pastel, came out really nice and had time to spare to refine it. :P

Still Life is much much better in full colour.

SeanMadd

I want to see pictures of all your work

Just wondering for imag. comp, does it need to "represent" the text or be a picture describing the text, or can you just take out a word and just draw something on that? Like the word magic in passage C, and drawing, I dunno, a unicorn :PAC:

(Not doing a unicorn btw :P)

spurious

SeanMadd wrote: »

You're done them all? We only had design/craft yesterday and the next 2 are next friday. Have you picture of it? Sounds cool Do the imaginative compositions have the include a 'human element'? My teacher said it has to.

Nobody will be posting any photos of exam work during the period of the exams, thanks.
As has been said before, the SEC watch these threads.
Please don't be stupid.

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